Lending for non-OSU Libraries

The OSU Libraries' Interlibrary Services Office supplies loans and photocopies of materials to libraries and other agencies. Individuals should contact the academic or corporate library with which they are affiliated or their nearest public library to make a request.

Request Methods Accepted By OSU

Requests are received from other libraries via OCLC, fax or mail. We do not accept requests via email or phone. Registered libraries may make direct requests via ILLiad by logging in on this page.

Libraries not using OCLC that wish to register with us may email us at liblend@osu.edu. Please include a contact person's name, email address, shipping/billing address, and Odyssey address (if applicable). We will provide your username and a password, which you may change when you log on.

Fees and Billing

Billing and Payment Methods

We prefer IFM payment for OCLC requests. All invoices are sent monthly from the OSU Libraries Business Office.

We accept check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express. We also accept IFLA vouchers. Send payments directly to the Business Office:

The Ohio State University
Business Office
600 Ackerman Rd Room 5823
Columbus, OH 43202

Questions? Contact the Business Office at:

614-292-2400 (voice) or 614-688-7859 (fax)

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Loans and Photocopies

Loans of Books, Microforms, and Multimedia

The loan period is 35 days from the date an item is shipped. A renewal of 3 weeks may be possible if requested. For multi-piece loans (e.g., several volumes of a series) the limit is three items per request.

Photocopies of Journal Articles and Proceedings Papers

Photocopies are provided for articles up to 50 pages in length. We prefer to deliver articles electronically via Odyssey. Borrowing libraries using the FREE Odyssey software can send and receive electronic documents with OCLC ILLiad sites as well as other Odyssey sites. Read our Odyssey FAQ and visit Atlas Systems, Inc. to obtain the Odyssey software.

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OSU Dissertations and Masters Theses

Ohio State dissertations and master's theses may be obtained by the following methods:

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Center

OSU dissertations produced from 2002 to present and many master's theses are freely available on the Internet at the OhioLINK Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Center. Non-OSU and non-OhioLINK patrons can email libcircetd@osu.edu to request that a paper OSU dissertation or thesis not found in the OhioLINK ETD Center be scanned and sent to them as a free PDF.

When requesting via email a PDF of an OSU thesis or dissertation, please include the following information:

• Author
• Title
• Call Number
• The email address where you would like the PDF delivered

Loan

Dissertations and theses are also available for loan if a circulating copy is available.

Purchase from UMI.com

Post-1954 dissertations may be purchased from University Microfilms, Inc. by calling 1-800-521-3042 or by visiting the UMI Web Site.

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Ohio State Special Collections
and Other Interlibrary Loan Offices:

Scholars who would like access to unique materials from the following Special Collections are invited to contact the curator of the collection directly. The curators work directly with scholars and may be able to meet their needs in a variety of ways.

• Cartoon Research Library (CGA)
• Hilandar Research Library (HIL)
• Theatre Research Institute Library (TRI)
• University Archives (ARV)
• Rare Books (RAR)

These Ohio State University Libraries maintain separate Interlibrary Loan offices:

• Michael E. Moritz Law Library (LAW)
• John A. Prior Health Sciences Library (HEA)
• Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARD)

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Interlibrary Services
610 Ackerman Road
Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500

Phone: 614-292-6211
Fax: 614-292-3061
Email: libill@osu.edu

OCLC Symbol: OSU
NUC Symbol: OU
Phone Requests:
Not Available
Email Requests:
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Ariel IP#: 128.146.9.61

We do not accept requests in person, by phone, or by email.